# Accident 20001011013739A: Scwzer SGS233A, Highland, IL, October 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2000, 15:15 local time
- Place: Highland, IL
- Airport: Highland-Winet Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7310° N, 89.6905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7310&lon=-89.6905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2060T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2060T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (registry code 8051606, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233A
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001011013739A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DURING INITIAL PRIVATE GLIDER PILOT CERTIFICATION EVALUATION (SECOND ATTEMPT), STUDENT PILOT OVERSHOT THE INTENDED LANDING AREA. FAA INSPECTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE A/C AWAY FROM THE STUDENT PILOT AT APPROX. SIXTY FEET AGL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER THE ACFT TO A SAFE TOUCH-DOWN AREA, RIGHT WING TIP CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND PRIOR TO ANTICIPATION. A/C TRAVELED ANOTHER APPROX. FIFTY YARDS AND CAME TO REST WITH NO INJRIES TO OCCUPANTS. APPEARS TO HAVE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING WITH OIL CANNING OF THE SKIN. RIGHT OUTER WING GEAR WAS TORN OUT LEAVING A HOLE OF APPROX. EIGHT INCHES AND DAMAGING THREE RIBS. AFT LOWER RIGHT FUSELAGE RECEIVED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO STINGER AND SKIN AND OTHER STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE SURFACE OF THE FUSELAGE. ADDITIONALLY, AFT TAIL WHEEL WAS TORN FROM A/C.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI01LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA007), Oct 11, 2000: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N2060T), Highland, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the designated examiner not maintaining clearance from the bank/dike. Factors were the designated examiner's delayed remedial action and the bank/dike.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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